Summary: Kagome has always felt like something is wrong with Kikyou. Kikyou starts to hang out with her, for one reason or another. Pull your enemies closer than your friends right? Kagome watches from the sidelines as this new girl starts to talk about Inuyasha in ways she can't stand. Based off of my friendship with someone else.

Rated M because of the way Kikyou talks. That's the main reason why...

- Kagome: This is me! I'm 14 in the beginning of the story, and, still a freshman. Blech.
- Kikyou: My so-called-friend, Megan. Everytime she speaks, she manages to gross me out. She's 14 in the beginning and a freshman.
- Inuyasha: My friend, Chris. Even though I like him, he'll never know it. Freshman in high school and 14 in the beginning.
- Miroku: My friend, Patrick. Even though I beat him over the head a lot, Patrick is usually very sweet and tries to keep his hands to himself. Freshman in high school and 15 in the beginning.
- Sango: My friend, Miranda. She's really nice and tends to mess up things. Usually phrases that she combines to sound stupid. She's 14 and a freshman in the beginning.

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Confusion With Love
Chapter Two- Four Muskateers

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So, I started off in my high school on the wrong foot. I was late to the school year by three days. Those three days actually got all the students on track and I was clueless. Not only did I start off late, I was cynical of relationships and had a wrist that throbbed in pain with too much wind on it.

The school year didn't look promising at all. All I could think about when I started is that I should have tried to beg for another year of homeschooling. Sure, it got boring. But at least I wouldn't be so pissy about it...

The fourth week into school, someone actually decided that I was worth befriending.

"Hey, your name is Kagome, right?" The kid next to me in science asked. I nodded my head stupidly as he smiled. He had short black hair that he usually had in a small ponytail.

"Hi, Kagome. I'm Miroku. Would you care to sleep with me?" He asked me plainly. I stared at him, wondering if he was really serious or not. The girl sitting next to him instantly smacked his head.

"Miroku! I wasn't serious when I dared you to do that!" She snapped. Miroku only smiled, and I kept staring. I didn't understand what was going on. Hell, I was still wondering if he had just asked me that or not!

"Sorry... I thought you were." He muttered. The girl turned around and sighed. She had dark brown hair and always had it in a ponytail.

"I'm Sango. I'm so sorry he asked you that. I told him that I didn't think he'd ask someone, and apparently he did." She said. I continued to stare and somehow nodded my head.

"Oh." I squeaked. I was still wondering what had happpened.

"Anyway, would you like to come and have lunch with us?" She asked me. I smiled then nodded my head quickly.

"You know where the student store is?" I nodded. "Meet us at the tree by it. You'll see us, no doubt." She said. I nodded my head then looked at the teacher as he walked to our desk. Sango's body jerked and she looked forward, as if she had done nothing wrong.

"Ms. Sango, were you talking?" The science teacher asked us. I watched as she began digging through her backpack as if her life depended on it.

"No, Mr. Pettes. I was just asking Kagome if she had any tampons. I'm out, and I think I just started." Sango saidshamelessly. I watched as Mr. Pette's eyes widened and the coughed.

"Go to the nurse, Ms. Sango. Maybe they'll have things for you there." He managed to spit out. I could tell just off of his tone of voice that he was uncomfortable. Women can always put someone on the spot really well if we mention that. Sango nodded her head, winked at me, then got up and left.

I listened to what my teacher had to say for the rest of that class period. No use in trying to get into more trouble. Every now and then, I'd zone out and watch Miroku pass notes to some other girl in class.

Back home, boys didn't pass notes. So... What was going on? I didn't bother trying to figure it out and looked down at my textbook. Everyone was different there. Even the boys were concerned about dressing in fashion. That's definitely not normal by my standards.

The bell rang, and every student made to get up and leave science class. Before any of us could, Mr. Pettes has stopped us and told us to sit down. After proving to him that we could be patient, he let us leave. I left the room, heading strait to my locker to get my health book. I always got my book in the beginning of lunch so I wouldn't risk forgetting it.

Then I headed to the student store. Sure enough, Sango and Miroku were there. Someone else was there, that I didn't recognize. I brushed it off, knowing it was perfectly normal for them to have other friends than each other and me.

"Kagome! See, Inuyasha! This is the girl I was telling you about!" Miroku said. My legs froze up and my eyes widened. I'm sure I looked like I was a deer in headlights.

"Kagome, come meet Inuyasha. He's our best friend!" Miroku said. Inuyasha had long silver hair, so I knew he had to be a demon. Miroku put a hand behind my back and led me to him. Halfway to meeting Inuyasha, I screamed.

"Miroku! Don't grab her ass the first day she has lunch with us!" Sango snapped. Sango hit him instantly then grabbed my hand and brought me under the tree's shade.

"Whenever he does that, just hit him. If you don't, he'll think you like him." Sango explained to me. I nodded my head dumbly and looked at Miroku warily.

"Of course, Sango keeps hitting him and he still thinks that she likes him." Inuyasha added. I looked at Sango and her face flushed a bright red. I would have said something, but I was too shy around the group to even know what was going on.

"Miroku, go get us some food." Sango ordered. Miroku whined then gave her a pleading face.

"Why do I have to, my dear Sango? Inuyasha is just as capable of getting it!" He retorted.

"Fine. Then you both can go get it. I'll have a Cherry Pepsi and some Doritos." She said. She made a little 'shoo' motion with her hand, and Miroku went. Then she started glaring at Inuyasha to go as well.

"What does she want?" He asked, nodding in my direction. I didn't even bother answering, since Sango stepped in for me.

"You like green tea?" She asked. How'd she know to ask that? I nodded my head.

"You like chips?" She asked. I nodded my head again.

"Get her some green tea and Doritos." She ordered. Inuyasha nodded then left.

"How much is it? I can pay them back!" I said quickly. Sango shook her head with a smile on her face.

"They pay for all of my food, so they'll do the same for you. Miroku thinks that you have better things to waste your money on than food." Sango told me.

"And Inuyasha thinks..." I prompted her.

"He thinks that the lady should never buy herself food. That's the man's job... His dad did a good job of teaching him manners." Sango told me. I nodded my head then looked at the student store's sign.

"They're both really nice." I pointed out.

"They are. Don't let either of them fool you, though. Miroku loves to flirt, and Inuyasha has a short temper." Sango warned me. I looked at her disbelievingly then shook my head.

"I don't think so." I told her.

"Miroku, stop it!" I heard Inuyasha shout. I looked towards the store, to find Inuyasha dragging Miroku away.

"What'd he do?" Sango asked him. Inuyasha hit Miroku's head then sighed.

"He was flirting with the girl helping us... He's such a damn pervert!" Inuyasha groaned. I didn't need to look at Sango to know she was giving me that I-told-you-so look. Inuyasha gave me my food, and Miroku gave Sango her's.

"Thanks." I murmured. Inuyasha grunted in response, which somehow forced a smile onto my face.

"So, Inuyasha... How did you do on your English test?" Sango asks. I try to act like I have no interest in the answer as I nibble on one of my chips.

"I don't know. I'll tell you when she gives us the english tests back." Inuyasha said. I watched dully as he sat down and began to open his Root Beer. He stopped, closed it, then looked at me curiously.

"Why are you here, anyway?" He asked me. I paused, wondering if there was something wrong with me being with them. I had heard them invite me, hadn't I? Miroku cleared his throat, and that grabbed Inuyasha's attention.

"What?" He asked.

"I thought I told you that Sango and I invited her. She didn't hit me for asking her to bed with me, so she's deemed tolerable of me..." Miroku explained.

"What are you doing? A job interview on who is good enoguh to hang out with us?" He asked.

"Pretty much. If she can stand up to Miroku, there's a chance she can stand up to you." Sango told him. I watched as they talked about me coming. I'd lost track of the conversation a while ago.

"Whatever... Hey, why are you all looking for someone else to be in our group, anyway?" Inuyasha asked.

"Well. We figured that it needed to be evened out. We have two boys who, together, make the typical man. Then we needed two girls who, together, can make the typical woman." Sango said. Was I the only one who was still confused?

"Explain that..." Miroku said, sounding as if he were stoned.

"Stupid-ass... Alright. Men are generalized as perverts and short-tempered. Together, you two fill in the description perfectly." She explained.

"So, we need the two types of girls, right? We've got the one who's always PMSing, and now Kagome can be our quiet one!" Inuyasha said. Sango glared at him then smacked his head. I couldn't hold it in, and started to laugh quietly.

"What the hell was that for!" He asked her harshly.

"I'm not PMSing!" Sango barked at him.

"Coulda fooled me." Inuyasha smartly replied. I watched the two of them banter back and forth then Miroku leaned over and took a chip from my bag.

"Sorry. I ran out and Sango hides hers..." He told me. I shrugged then grabbed another chip and ate it. I ate it abscently then something touched my ass. I froze up and my eyes got wide. Was I supposed to scream? Should I hit him like Sango said I could do? What should I do!

By that point, both Inuyasha and Sango were staring at me. Neither of them could see Miroku's perverted actions. As I continued to stare intently at nothing, Miroku's hand began moving over my ass.

"You pervert! Stop touching my ass!" I nearly screamed at him. Miroku's hand jerked back and Sango hit him for me. I got up and sat down next to Inuyasha. He was far enough away from Miroku so I wouldn't have to worry.

"Hey, do you think that Sango likes Miroku?" Inuyasha asked me in a whisper. I looked at him for a while then back towards them. Sango was sitting back down, and Miroku inching his way beside her. He touched her ass, she blushed, then smacked him violently.

"I think she might, but I haven't been around much to really have a feel for it." I replied. Sango and Miroku whispered a few thigns to each other. Something inside me told me that they were saying the same things to us. Ironic, isn't it?

"Hey, Inuyasha. Does Kagome pass your exam?" Miroku suddenly asked. Inuyasha looked at me, looking me over like he was examing my value and if I was descent enoguh.

"Yah, she passes." He said. He looked into my eyes and smirked. For some stupid reason, blood began to rush to my face at that very moment. Sango made little "aww" noises as she watched me get so embarassed from his evaluation. The evaluation didn't embarass me. The way Inuyasha looked at me and smiled sincerely did.

"Yay! We have the four muskateers!" She cheered.

"Isn't it the three muskateers, Sango?" Miroku asked.

"Shut up. There are four of us, not three." She said. I smiled, and I think Inuyasha was smiling too. Then the bell rang and we all got up. Sango and I went to health class. Miroku went to gym class, right next to our health room. Inuaysha went to whatever class he had.

Well, how was that chapter? We talked a little more in real life, but I don't remember what the conversation was about. Sorry. You'll have to do with just this end of it.

- Bipolar Tangerine